Washington DC - The US said Thursday that it would impose new tariffs on 60 trading partners over forced labor concerns, replacing an expiring global duty rolled out by President Donald Trump earlier this year.

The levies, effective Friday, range from 10% to 12.5% and impact major economies like China, India and the European Union.

"The United States has had a forced labor import ban for nearly a century, and rigorously enforces it; it's well past time for our trading partners to do the same," said US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.

He earlier added that targeted economies represent the majority of US trade.

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The Trump administration has moved swiftly to rebuild the president's tariff wall after the Supreme Court struck down a host of his duties in February – dealing a blow to his ability to unleash steep levies at will.

After the setback, Trump tapped different authorities to reimpose a 10% tariff on imports. But this only lasts 150 days, expiring Friday.

The volley of new duties, initially proposed in June, will now take its place.

The measures were planned after a months-long investigation and are considered more resistant to legal challenges than earlier moves.

Under Thursday's announcement, economies that have implemented a forced labor import prohibition or committed to do so are hit with the lower 10% rate. They include Canada, the EU, India, and the UK.

China, Japan, South Korea, and dozens of others were deemed to deserve the higher 12.5% tariff.

But the EU, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and Switzerland receive some relief, aligning with trade pacts they previously reached with the US.

Goods already facing sector-specific tariffs – like steel and aluminum – will not be impacted.

Certain energy products and fertilizers will be exempt, too, alongside goods covered by the US-Mexico-Canada free trade pact, a US official told reporters.